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Gok Wan visits Edinburgh student union and gets behind the decks for live DJ set

A video posted on TikTok shows Gok behind the decks at the University of Edinburgh student union at Potterow for a special freshers week performance, with the fashion expert motivating revellers to join him with a dance

Edinburgh Live · Sep 15, 2022

Edinburgh student is facing being made homeless after 'dead end' property search

Gerard Murphy, who recently graduated with a master's in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh says by the end of the week, he could have nowhere to call home due to the uncertainty over finding accommodation that is wheelchair friendly

Edinburgh Live · Sep 1, 2022

Fossilised teeth help scientists uncover secrets of mammals

Palaeontologists studied growth lines and elements preserved in fossil teeth to reconstruct the day-to-day life of Pantolambda bathmodon

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2022

Breast cancer may be kept at bay by radiotherapy ‘boost’, says study

Women who received an additional “boost” of radiotherapy at the tumour-removal site had a reduced chance of the cancer coming back to the same place

Wales Online · Aug 23, 2022

Extra radiotherapy ‘boost’ could keep some breast cancers at bay – study

A new grant has been awarded so researchers can continue to track women in the study.

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Genes Control Food Preferences, New Study Suggests

The reasons why people love certain foods and turn their noses up at others, has to do with more than their cultures or even their taste buds… their genes play a significant role too, a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Edinburgh and Milan’s Human Technopole reveals.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 20, 2022

Free English classes for displaced people in Scotland wins praise

REFUGEES living in Edinburgh have spoken warmly of a scheme that has offered free English classes to displaced people this summer.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2022

University-supported energy start-up secures £3.3 million

The money will be used to scale operations and deliver its power flow control solution to electricity distribution grids

Insider UK · Aug 17, 2022

How can the UK reduce meat consumption and cut emissions?

There’s a slight downward trend in meat-eating but figures are still high. So what more can be done?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022

Edinburgh researchers take 'important step' in finding treatment for MND

RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have taken an “important new step” in finding a treatment for motor neurone disease (MND).

The National (Scotland) · Aug 11, 2022